Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1456

Description

thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request with more than one leading / (slash) character in the filename.

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Affected products

Thttpd/Thttpd HTTP Server
cpe:2.3:a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.03
Acme/Thttpdllm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.03

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10368nvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.acme.com/software/thttpd/thttpd.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1809nvd

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